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It’s the final weekend of !⁠
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Over the past week, we’ve watched the Roxy come alive with emerging artists, bold ideas, packed houses, late-night conversations, workshops, showcases and unforgettable performances.⁠
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Whether you’ve been with us since opening night or haven’t made it out yet, join us at the Roxy and help us close out the festival in style.⁠
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Image by Brett Boyd⁠
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One more weekend. One more chance to dive into the energy of !⁠
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Over the past week, the festival has filled the Roxy with workshops, showcases, performances, conversations and the kind of creative risk-taking that makes Nextfest such a special part of Edmonton’s arts community.⁠
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If there’s one tradition we always look forward to, it’s the NiteClubs.⁠
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This Friday, Collective takes over the Roxy with S**T NITE: Underground ‘99: a late-night celebration of underground art, live music, pop-up performances, comedy, cabaret and dancing.⁠
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Expect chaos. Expect creativity. Expect the unexpected.⁠
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Throw on your favourite throwback fit and join us for one final weekend of Nextfest before the festival wraps for another year.⁠
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📍 The Roxy Theatre⁠
📅 Friday, June 12 | 9:30 PM⁠
🔞 18+ Event⁠
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After an incredible opening weekend, is thriving at the Roxy!⁠
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Our stages, rehearsal halls, lobbies, and gathering spaces have been filled with artists, audiences, ideas, and the creative energy that makes this festival so special.⁠
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And we’re just getting started.⁠
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One upcoming highlight is VIBES Showcase, created and curated by and featuring performing artists from the .⁠
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Join us tomorrow night as these talented young artists take the stage to share their work, their voices, and their creativity.⁠
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📍 Nancy Power Theatre @ The Roxy⁠
📅 Wednesday, June 10 at 8:00 PM⁠
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ONE WEEK until takes over The Roxy 🎉⁠
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One event you absolutely don’t want to miss? Share-aoke Night! 🍕🎤🎨⁠
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Join us Saturday, June 13 for an evening celebrating emerging artists through theatre, film, live painting, music and karaoke, all wrapped up with free pizza and a whole lot of community energy!⁠
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The night features:⁠
🎭 A sharing of Wait. by Ethan Supinal⁠
🎨 Live painting by Chloe Uhryn-Brant⁠
🎬 The world premiere of Groundskeeper by Maria Istratescu and Andrea Noga⁠
✨ Performances and sharings from an incredible lineup of local emerging artists⁠
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Then, at 8 PM, the karaoke begins.⁠
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Whether you’re belting out show tunes, cheering on your friends or just showing up for the art and pizza, this is a space to gather, celebrate and have some fun together.⁠
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📍 The Roxy Theatre⁠
🗓 Saturday, June 13⁠
🎭 Sharings at 7 PM⁠
🍕 Karaoke + Pizza at 8 PM⁠
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All ages. All levels of singers. All welcome.⁠
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Nextfest is weeks away! ✨⁠
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Eleven days. Hundreds of emerging artists. Endless opportunities to experience something unforgettable.⁠
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Celebrating 30 years as Edmonton’s largest and longest-running festival for emerging talent, Nextfest has long been a launchpad for some of Canada’s freshest voices in theatre, dance, film, music, visual art and multidisciplinary arts.⁠
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This is where new ideas take shape.⁠
Where artists take risks.⁠
Where audiences discover what’s next.⁠
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We can’t wait to welcome you back. 💫⁠
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Festival image by: ⁠Samy-Jo Rodgers⁠

Celebrate 30 years of with an unforgettable evening of words, movement and performance at The Roxy. ✨⁠
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Join us on April 26 at 7 PM as the Spoken Word Youth Choir (SWYC) takes the stage in the Lorne Cardinal Theatre as part of the .⁠
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Part Greek chorus, part improvisers, part poets, SWYC brings together their junior, senior, and adult choirs for a dynamic performance that showcases the power of spoken word and creative expression.⁠
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Born at YouthWrite in 2007 and performing ever since, SWYC returns to The Roxy for a special celebration of the community, creativity, and voices that YouthWrite has inspired for three decades.⁠
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🎟️ Admission is free⁠
📍 The Roxy Theatre – Lorne Cardinal Theatre⁠
🗓️ April 26 | 7 PM⁠
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